Leesburg, IN 46538 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Leesburg, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Leesburg in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Leesburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Leesburg compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Leesburg places 24,275 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 450 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Leesburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Leesburg's dates instead of trusting one.